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Stephen McCarthy: Mary Lou sees reconciliation as preparing for a New Ireland, not recognising people's hurt BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Reconciliation is a word, a lot like equality, that Sinn Fein have actively campaigned to distort. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/stephen-mccarthy-mary-lou-sees-reconciliation-as-preparing-for-a-new-ireland-not-recognising-peoples-hurt-37833374.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37833373.ece/145e7/AUTOCROP/h342/2019-02-20_new_48127773_I1.JPG Email Reconciliation is a word, a lot like equality, that Sinn Fein have actively campaigned to distort. They have gone so far in making the word fit their definition, that Monday night's discussion at Queen's University between Mary Lou McDonald and representatives of 'civic unionism' was no more than a box-ticking exercise. Her intended audience was not actually in the room. It was more of an opportunity for Mary Lou McDonald to seem reasonable and … [Read more...] about Stephen McCarthy: Mary Lou sees reconciliation as preparing for a New Ireland, not recognising people’s hurt

Mary Lou McDonald issues legal threat to TD over tweet Independent.ie Mary Lou McDonald sent a legal letter to a Fianna Fail TD over a comment he made about the Sinn Fein leader on Twitter. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/mary-lou-mcdonald-issues-legal-threat-to-td-over-tweet-37539564.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article37539328.ece/8b827/AUTOCROP/h342/INN%20FEIN%20_390414128.jpg Email Mary Lou McDonald sent a legal letter to a Fianna Fail TD over a comment he made about the Sinn Fein leader on Twitter. Solicitors representing Ms McDonald sent a two-page letter to Louth TD Declan Breathnach after he posted a comment on the social media platform in October. Please sign in or register with Independent.ie for free access to this article. Sign In … [Read more...] about Mary Lou McDonald issues legal threat to TD over tweet

Ruth Dudley Edwards: 'Mary Lou gets in trouble with Sinn Fein's back-room boys' Independent.ie So who really runs Sinn Fein? The same people as always, mostly. Despite what seem to be Mary Lou McDonald's occasional attempts to break free of them, those boys from the back room in Sinn Fein's Belfast HQ, Connolly House, ain't going anywhere. https://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/ruth-dudley-edwards/ruth-dudley-edwards-mary-lou-gets-in-trouble-with-sinn-feins-backroom-boys-37489839.html https://www.independent.ie/incoming/article37489651.ece/9c454/AUTOCROP/h342/P32.marylou.jpg Email So who really runs Sinn Fein? The same people as always, mostly. Despite what seem to be Mary Lou McDonald's occasional attempts to break free of them, those boys from the back room in Sinn Fein's Belfast HQ, Connolly House, ain't going anywhere. After the fiasco of the presidential election, when she convinced them that Sinn Fein should force an election and would do better than St Martin … [Read more...] about Ruth Dudley Edwards: ‘Mary Lou gets in trouble with Sinn Fein’s back-room boys’

News / UK and world by Press Association October 17, 2018, 5:43 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Mary Lou McDonald has credited Sinn Fein’s presidential candidate for sparking a healthy conversation around the poppy, but made clear she would not wear one as party leader. During a TV election debate, Liadh Ni Riadh said she would be prepared to wear a poppy to commemorate the war dead if elected Ireland’s president. The poppy is a contentious symbol of remembrance on the island of Ireland, particularly north of the border, with many nationalists and republicans associating it with their negative perceptions of the British military. Some Sinn Fein members have distanced themselves from Ms Ni Riadh’s comments during the RTE debate on Monday night. On Wednesday, party president Ms McDonald said Ms Ni Riadh made the vow in the spirit of “inclusivity and reaching out”. But she acknowledged that the … [Read more...] about Mary Lou McDonald praises SF candidate for sparking ‘healthy’ poppy debate

The EU must call time on UK Government stalling on Brexit, Sinn Féin’s leader said as she urged Brussels to convene a special summit on the border impasse.Mary Lou McDonald urged Michel Barnier to push for the additional meeting of European leaders as she met the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator in Brussels.After emerging from talks with Mr Barnier this afternoon, party president Mrs McDonald said she had received assurances that the EU was standing firm on its insistence that a so-called border “backstop” agreed between Brussels and London must form part of the final withdrawal treaty.Last December the EU and UK agreed that Northern Ireland would continue to adhere to a number of European customs regulations if a wider Brexit trade deal failed to materialise. It was supposed to be a fallback position that would ensure a free-flowing border regardless of the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU.However, the two sides are at loggerheads on how to translate … [Read more...] about EU must challenge UK stalling on Brexit, says Mary Lou McDonald